Category: Fred Smith

  • Thygeson’s Punctate Keratitis

    Impressive sounding, isn’t it? And I have it. Have had it rather…it’s a chronic problem I’ve been dealing with for the past few years. Thygeson’s keratitis amounts to small scratches on the cornea of my eye. I found a few other definitions that sound far more impressive though. Such as:

    Thygeson’s disease is an eye condition named after Phillips Thygeson, an American physician born in 1903. It is now more commonly known as punctate epithelial keratitis or superficial punctate keratitis. It is a type of inflammation of the cornea.

    Epithelial?! I am going to make it my mission to use that word in a sentence this week… right after I find out what it means. Oh, but there’s more!

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  • Things I just don’t understand: Part 1

    World of Warcraft: Game of the Year, mmorpg phenomenon, and all-around cash cow.

    One might ask themselves, “How could someone who spends fifteen bucks a month to play a game (guilty) spend even MORE money on said game?” Say…five hundred bucks more? The answer lies in a 2×3 piece of painted cardboard.


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